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On me, Secret Donuts is more about the glazed and maple doughnuts than the chocolate ones. It really does smell like a box of doughnuts (and has none of the horrors of Peach-Glazed Donut with Mango Chunks, which was not doughnut-y to me at all). I think if I were enjoying maple a little more right now, I'd be wanting more of this. And it's not overbearing here, even though I sometimes find scents that contain that note to be too cloying as of late. But I do wish I were having the experience of some of the above reviewers who got mostly chocolate-glazed doughnuts!

I get a ton of somewhat perfume-y Earl Grey, with a tannic tea note and strong bergamot (stronger bergamot than in the Earl Grey trio from this year, but I believe it is the same tea note), backed by the honeyed marshmallow, which becomes more noticeable and floofy over time, yet never manages to overtake the Earl Grey. Sometimes cream notes turn to butter on my skin, but I didn't have a problem with that here. I don't think this is a scent that I need more of, but I'll probably hang onto my decant to see how it ages.

It's frozen strawberry, alright! I feel like this is a not-quite-ripe, slightly pink strawberry note, but a realistic enough one that allows me to envision a glistening pale strawberry with its little seeds. The frozen note makes me think more frozen beverage than any of the Lab's snow notes, and the sugar syrup, while present, doesn't make this a super sweet strawberry. I don't think I need a bottle of this (I'll retest before it goes away to know for sure), but the decant is a keeper!

I get some fruitiness from this along with some herbs and rose. I have to confess at being influenced by glancing at a few reviews on either the first or last page -- the fruitiness is sort of like, the memory of one of those strawberry candies in the strawberry wrapper? o.0 Then I smelled some rose and I was like, what scent on my arm is doing that??? And it was this one. Curiously enough, I don't get a ton of honey from this unless it's a fruit-infused one, and a fruit-tinged rose coated in a smattering of herbs is what I get by the end of the day, but it is pretty light by then. I'm glad I got to try this one, but it is not something for which I could see myself reaching.

When I first tried this, I thought I got more tangerine than blueberry, but a retest a few weeks later had the two notes more balanced. I get both of those at the front of the scent for the first few hours, backed by the frozen petals. But then the frozen note is the dominant part of the scent by the end of the day. The frozen note has a bit of a clean aspect, the bite of chill winter air that gets up your nose, and a smooth aspect to it that I think might be benzoin or some very smooth, light resin. There's no evergreen component to the snow, and it doesn't smell slushy, either. I think this one is nice and will be holding onto my decant!

I get lots of the dry texture of the cake crumb at first, along with some hazelnut. It gets creamier as it sits on the skin, so that after a while, it is chocolate-y hazelnut-infused cream and mousse with just a much lighter cake note. I like this enough to keep the decant, but I'm not sure I need more than that, even though this is different enough from other chocolate offerings due to the hazelnut. That said, I do like it more than Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins (which I blind bottled).

This one is mostly about the herbs on me (somewhat soapy herbs that are giving me aquatic vibes, and maybe some secret moss) and a high-pitched amber. I wish the honey were present on me to help sweeten up the scent. Alas. This is just too clean and high-pitched on me.

Oh, this is so interesting, and a morpher! The ozone and rain from Lightning are particularly prominent in this Lightning variant throughout wear (with the salty sea spray joining in later). I got a bit of citrus from this during the wet phase, and I don't know if it were some lemon-y aspect from the ozone or what, but my first thought was orange. I also got what I think may be the velvet curtains. Then I got the dripping umbrella note, which has a latex-like quality to it to my nose. This phase lasted on me for a while. I have no idea what hot celluloid is supposed to smell like, but I definitely did smell something that smelled hot at one point (but not cinnamony!), and the tobacco is present, too, with just a bit of it peeking out early on, but it becomes much more noticeable with wear. By the end of the day, it's the rainy ozonic, slightly salty aquatic of Lightning swirled with tobacco and what I think is the velvet curtains. I was debating a back-up bottle of Summer Rain from the Lilith update, but this is such a unique atmospheric rain scent that I may have to grab a bottle of this instead.

I love citrus scents, but sadly, Nightfall is not for me. It is a very bitter orange scent, and it smells like there's orange blossom or something orange blossom-adjacent in this, even though none is listed. And some orange peel. And the deep velvet musk is either red musk or very similar to it to my nose, also a no-no note for me. So it ends up being a bitter orange blossomy musk on me. Woe. ?

Final Girl starts off strong on the honey and marshmallow on me, with the honey being a main player throughout wear. The marshmallow is overtaken by the currants, so that it ends up being a honeyed currant scent with just a little bit of marshmallow in the background. The clove didn't show up on me, which I'm surprised by, as my skin is usually happy to amp up spice notes, and I love clove! I almost didn't try this, and that would have been a mistake! I like this more than I thought I would have, and the decant is definitely a keeper. I'll consider a bottle if it ends up getting restocked, but I probably won't try to hunt one down if it is forever ausverkauft.

This one is nice! And in fact, when it arrived, it was one of my Weenie decants that smelled most promising in the vial with a super strong clove note! But I let it rest a few days before testing it, and by then, the clove had calmed down. Still, it's mostly about the yellowed parchment and clove leaf on me, with some creamy sweetness from the candlewax that becomes more prominent over time. I get a touch of the ylang ylang during the wet stage of the scent, and perhaps some moss and cardamom with the clove, but it is mostly a bookish scent on me, cloved up and sans leather! On one hand, I feel like I probably don't need another book or beeswax scent. On the other, the clove with those notes is so nice! So I'm debating whether a decant will be enough.

Ghoulish goes on as cherry/almond due to the cherry and amaretto combination, but that is very quick to calm down, and then it becomes more coconut-y on me. It was not noticeable in wet hair a few minutes after application. In dry hair, it lasted a little longer but couldn't be smelled four hours later, so this is a light hair gloss on me. I do like the cherry almond, but I wish it had lasted longer/that I got less coconut. Dragon Bouffant remains my favorite cherry hair gloss!

I really like this one! It's mostly about the almond, vanilla and/or tonka, and allspice on me. It's sweet and creamy and the allspice just goes with the almond so perfectly! The patchouli in this is present, but pretty light, as are the woods. I do think the ambrette seed adds a bit of a musky quality in the background over time, so it's not as awesome by the end of the day as it was during the first few hours on me, but it is still pretty nice. Debating a bottle.

I mostly get the dry, desert-y qualities of Ozymandias. There's some (golden, perhaps?) musk that is the most prominent note on me, backed by whatever comprises the sands and incense (perhaps a sandalwood mingling with something else?). It's in the same family as Morocco, I'd say, but this is more powdery, features a different musk, and it doesn't have Morocco's spices. I didn't get the stone note from this, sadly, which I was really looking forward to, but this is an aged imp, so maybe it has aged out of the scent. I'm glad I got a chance to try this, and I do think it is pleasant, but I can't see myself reaching for it over other desert scents in my collection.

This is the ginger from Shub paired with the leather and woods from Jolly Roger, but very little of the aquatic aspect of it (at least on me). In other words, it's one sexy gingerbread scent. And if you own Gingerbread and Leather, I think this is different enough from that because if I remember correctly, that one features a different gingerbread note and has a stronger leather that's accompanied by tobacco. I like this, but I don't know how much I'd reach for it compared to other gingerbread scents. But I'll hang on to the bottle for this upcoming yuletide to find out! ETA: I retested this one and get more of the aquatic aspect of Jolly Roger now with its leather and woods. It's more gingerbread-heavy in the beginning but becomes mostly Jolly Roger with some ginger by the end of the day. I didn't reach for this at all during the winter, so I'm thinking it should probably go to another home where it will be reached for and loved instead of just sitting neglected on a shelf... but it is nice.

Last Day of Summer Froyo starts off with a lovely blast of cake batter froyo (it even has that froyo tang to it!), but alas, the cake batter is short-lived. It quickly becomes a lime gummy bear party backed by the tang of the froyo, but without any of the cake batter. Cake batter, come baaaaack. I like the lime candy note enough to hang onto my decant, though. If you're afraid of this going the way of last year's The Joy of Fatherhood, don't be... there's no stealth banana candy here. The only sad thing is that the cake batter is so fleeting!

I get lots of pear blossom, amber, and lavender at first, backed by the chamomile and musk. The pear blossom remains a main player throughout wear on me, and the amber in this is somewhat high-pitched and perfume-y, like in scents like Alleviate the Frenzy and My Wise Beauty. The musk is a main player as well and may be amplifying that affect. The lavender is short-lived on me, and I didn't get any sweet cream until the end of the day, but it has gone buttery on me, alas. I was really hoping for more lavender and chamomile from this, but I think it is worth a try if pear blossom appeals and you enjoy this sort of amber.

This starts off as an aquatic lavender on me with the lavender and salty driftwood strongest right out of the gate. It stays that way for a while, with the amber and patchouli gaining strength with wear and hanging out with the salty driftwood. I was beginning to wonder if any of the sweet notes would appear, but the candlewax did show up by the end of the day, adding a light, creamy sweetness to the driftwood, amber, and patchouli. Curiously enough, even though honey dust is generally my nemesis and tends to declare dominion over all other notes, it's really tame here, and seems to just adding a touch of dark, toffee-like sweetness behind the candlewax. I also wanted to note that I, too, thought it smelled like Christmas for a bit, and I'm just like... where did that come from? But I'm not mad. The decant is a keeper, but I'm not sure that I need more of this one (maybe if the lavender had stuck around...)

This is strongest on the white chocolate and perfume-y pink sandalwood on me (with more white chocolate in the beginning and more of the sandalwood later in the day). The rose in this is very subdued, and there's a bit of floofiness to this by the end of the day that must be due to the mallow flower. I am not sure I need more than my decant, but I do think this does fit the Easter theme! (I'll retest before it goes away, but I was really wanting more rose with the white chocolate.)

This goes on as rose and sour vetiver and then morphs into slightly jammy rose swirled with juicy cactus flowers, with no vetiver to be found. At first, there's just a touch of chrysanthemum lingering in the background, but after several hours, it ends up becoming the dominant note so that it smells like dry chrysanthemums tinged with a bit of rose and cactus flowers. I think this one is nice after the harsh beginning, but I don't think it is something I would end up wearing.

Moonbathing starts off with a blast of honeydew melon that reigns for a few hours, backed by a little of the pina colada. Then, the pineapple and coconut of the pina colada gain strength and it ends up being the strongest note by the end of the day on me. It's backed by a much fainter honeydew and a touch of either ozone or white musk (but I'm thinking white musk). I think this one is pretty, but I prefer the phase when it's a honeydew party!

I leave for a ten-day trip to Paris and London in one week's time and I'd love to bring back a goody or two if my Naughty/Nice Puss has any requests! London: Jam from Tea and Tattle (tea room across from The British Museum), some sort of Mr. Kiplings slices (like angel slices or lemon slices or if there's some other flavor) Paris: Mariage Frères tea, maybe some pâte de fruits since they would keep well? Are you interested in an advent calendar? What kind? (Dog cookie, tea, chocolate, etc.) Tea, chocolate, or jam! (Although I just received several jars of jam in swaps, so maybe not the jam. ) Officially asking for your krampus preference, naughty children! Vintage Krampus or cat Krampus! Just not partially human-looking Krampus. Please nothing that just says "Vom Krampus" on it, though. If you take out the Gruß, it is no longer grammatically correct because the 'vom' is in the dative case and it needs the verb for that to happen. (I am only mentioning this because I did see things like that while looking for Krampus items last year, and I know German.) I hand-make light-weight hair falls, the kind that is NOT meant to look real, but more like doll (or Dolly) hair. I use stuff like recycled silk, ribbon yarn and the like to keep them extremely light-weight and pretty. Is this something you would like? If so, tell me your color preferences (the more options, the better!) plus any allergies I should know about (wool, alpaca, silk etc), and length. I would enjoy that! Since it's for Krampusnacht, maybe red, black, and grey? Or red, green, and black? Or variations of red with black? Normally, purple, black, and grey are my favorite colors. I currently have hair that's long enough to reach a few inches past my bra strap. I plan on letting it grow back to waist-length again, and I might dye it red sometime soon (but have been lazy). I don't think I have any allergies. Would you like a super ugly "Christmas" sweater with krampus all over it?? Maybe not a sweater, but something like a stocking would be nice! Is there anything you particularly have your fingers crossed for on your wishlist? and are you hoping for more perfumes or more non-smelly goodies? I am down for both smellies and non-smellies, BUT I do have tons of perfume, wax, and bath/body products. I'm not averse to having more, but there's only one perfume I'm actively looking for at the moment (Gothabilly lolololol -- and I'd swap handsomely for it). For non-smellies, I'd particularly appreciate something baking, cooking, or food-related for the December holidays. dear Victim, are you in need of a squishable krampus? No, thank you! I just have too many plushies. ? I need to do a spice order. Anything from Penzy's to show you praise or to punish your wicked tongue? Maybe the sweet or hot curry? On the pricier side, vanilla extract. Do you like homemade fudge if it is Krampus'ed up? I love homemade fudge! But I might be fudged out by the time I get through all of the fudge that twilighteyes sent me! Would you like a piece of Krampus themed art? Either watercolor, resin, polymer clay, or wire wrap? Krampus art would be neat! I have no preference on the medium. I'm probably going to place an order for October 33rd once I get paid next week. Are there any BPALs (recently released or otherwise) that you would love to get on St. Nicholas Day? I asked this question. October 33rd is the only one I'm currently lusting after and I'm going to buy it. Is there anything you'd be interested in from Loreworks? (Please note, the body wash is marketed as body wash/bubble bath, but it DOES contain SLS for those who avoid it.) I also asked this question and will be placing an order soon, so it's probably best to skip getting me anything from her, even though I love her stuff. dear victim, are you interested in a microwaveable bowl cozy? This sounds better than just picking up hot bowls with paper towels. ? Dearest Victim, might you bed a fan of the glorious old punk band, the Damned? I'm seeing them perform on Friday, so there might be things like tour t-shirts or stickers available- would any of this be of interest to you? (if not, no worries, I can worship them enough for the both of us! ) I like a few of their songs (I first heard them when watching The Young Ones), but I am not familiar enough with their work to consider myself a fan! ? Dear *ahem* Victim *snicker* ... Would you enjoy a 2023 wall calendar? Sure... I'd put it in my cube at work! (Please note that I do work for the government, so... nothing super vulgar or anything like that. ) Victim, is there anything you would like from the Zeep holiday collection releasing on November 1st? (see this post) I asked this question and will be ordering myself. Are you interested in boozy homemade fruitcake? I would be down to try homemade fruitcake. The storebought one my aunt got last year was awful, though, and it's the only one I've tried. How about booze itself, specifically, moonshine whiskey infused with spices and fruits? I'd be down to try a small bottle! I've never tried moonshine. Brown sugar shortbread? "Plain" buttery or flavored? Favorites include lavender and chocolate orange, but I could definitely do a holiday spice or peppermint batch or two. Yes! All sound great, but especially the lavender. I'm always down for lavender -- whether it's scent or food! That aside, dear victim… I want to make altered altoid tins for Christmas. Here are some examples of past Christmas ones. Would you like one? Yes, but I still want a Poe one. ? (You can put a Santa hat on him. ) Atomic Christmas with cat is super cute! But I love them all. Are you interested in having any freshly dried apple crips? (Golden Delicious and Fuji -- sliced, dried apples with nothing added.) Will shill out $$ or barter perfume for apple crisps! ? Would anyone like something nice from Upavim, a women’s craft collective in Guatemala? https://upavimcrafts.org/ A wooden spoon or laden would be appreciated! The mouse skillet holder is too cute. I'd also be down for a whimsical felt bird ornament or a pumpkin one for my Halloween tree next year! Is there anything you're eyeing from Paintbox Soapworks' winter update? Joulupukki wax melts, Orange and Yellow wax melts or mini sorbetto, and Schwarzwald sorbetto. Please no Sugar on Snow... I just can't handle maple-scented products right now. Haus of Gloi just dropped their Yule update- like what you see? https://www.hausofgloi.com/collections/yule?page=1 I'd be down for some Long Winter's Nap whipped soap or bubbling scrub! If I can find the recipe, I want to make my grandmas Orange Slice Cake. Its a super yummy cake but a bit difficult to make as far as cutting up all the oranges. If you would like a mini cake IF I make it, lemme know! Cake me up!!! I do molasses gingerbread cookies, as well as hot cocoa cookies, florentines and butterballs. Any of those sound good? OR homemade chocolate fudge? I can do peppermint, coffee or orange additions, with or without nuts. Send me all of the foodz! Molasses gingerbread cookies sound particularly delicious. Victim, darling, are you a fan of the Dresden Dolls? I'm seeing them this Saturday and there will no doubt be some good merch including t-shirts, posters, stickers and even artisanal chocolate bars! ? Any of that sound appealing? (if t-shirt, pls give size!) Oh my goodness, you lucky bug! I was debating trying to get tickets for their LA show on New Years, until Amanda announced that it was not actually in LA ?. I would love a t-shirt, sticker, or chocolate bar (why aren't more bands doing artisanal chocolate bars as merch!?!?!). My Taurean self would be especially hyped for the chocolate, but I'd also be down for a large unisex shirt (normally, I get mediums, but they can vary between manufacturers and a large would have enough boob space/last forever). I uncovered a secret supply of vintage LE BPAL Trading Post soaps in my possession! I realize some folks are over bar soap, but in case you'll make an exception, lmk and maybe Krampus will deem you nice enough to get one I love bar soaps, and you have a secret supply!? In the past, I've had these BPTP soaps: Snow White, Misk U, Snake Oil, Shub, Mouse's Long and Sad Tale, Anne Bonny, Dirty, and a smaller test bar of an unreleased soap. Man, I miss BPTP products.

Either the bottle I swapped for has aged really well, or I just lucked out, because I actually get plenty of the beeswax-esque smoke-touched rosin along with the sweet, pink bubblegum. I dislike bubblegum (I don't want to chew it or smell like it, generally, although I do like the Lab's Jailbait scent), but I don't dislike this? Because there's enough rosin here to keep it in check. I'm glad I took a chance on this one. It's a keeper!

Caladrium was mostly about the mulberry on me, with just touches of the other notes (the flax was more noticeable to me than the others). It's definitely a scent for berry lovers. I'm really glad I got to try it, since I had to be selective about my 2016 Liliths as I was living in Germany at the time, but I was really hoping there would be more rosemary with that berry!

This starts off strongest on the black tea on me (which doesn't have a touch of anise here, thankfully), backed by the cherry blossom and the lily, with a splash of the rice wine adding some acidity. The floral notes gain strength with wear, but it remains a floral and tea scent, sometimes more tea, sometimes more floral. I was not able to detect any of the white mint, but I think perhaps that note may have aged out of this scent. I'm not sure I'd wear this over other tea or cherry blossom scents in my collection, but I'm glad I got to try it!